No fewer than five firms have been linked with former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, in the latest 26-count
No fewer than five firms have been linked with former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele , in the latest 26-count charge of alleged fraud and corruption filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission .
The EFCC arraigned Emefiele, on Monday, before the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos. He pleaded not guilty to all charges, marking the beginning of the second fraud and corruption case filed against him by the anti-graft agency since his “indictment” by Jim Obaze, a special investigator engaged by President Bola Tinubu to investigate activities of the CBN under his watch.
The prosecution claimed that he corruptly received funds from NIPCO Plc and conferred a corrupt advantage on his associates, including Limelight Multidimensional Services Ltd, Adswin Resources Solution Ltd and COMEC Support Services Ltd. When the 26-count charge was read to Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, both pleaded not guilty to all counts. However, the trial judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi ordered that Emefiele be remanded in the EFCC’s custody. He is to be in custody till today when the court will give its ruling on his bail application. The date will have to be rescheduled following the Federal Government’s declaration of today as a public holiday to mark the Sallah celebration.
The Dredgers Association of Nigeria has condemned actions by fish farmers in Epe, which is undermining the ongoing investigation into the mortality of Tilapia fish by the Minerals and Environmental Management Committee .
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